Today 25 October 2010 the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience James Alix Michel, President of the Republic of the Seychelles. The President subsequently went on to meet with Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. who was accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States. Having expressed their satisfaction at the cordiality of bilateral relations, the two parties exchanged opinions on questions of mutual interest. In this context, attention focused particularly on commitment and collaboration for the promotion of human dignity, especially in fields of great social importance such as the family, education of the young and protection of the environment.